Chapter15: Antibiotic Agents
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Discuss why penicillin was called the "miracle drug" when it was first used in the 1940s.
Think about it being the first manufactured and distributed antibiotic? Did we have resistance back then? Did people once die from simple infections? 3-5 sentences please.
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